New vehicle registration system to be rolled out today

The Road Transport Authority (RTA) is to roll out the new version of online motor vehicle registration system (OMVRS) in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and Vijayawada on October 7.TNN | October 07, 2016, 15:06 IST

Delhi govt is ready to introduce e-registration fee with the aim is to do away with long & tedious manual payment process & make way for online payment. VISAKHAPATNAM: The Road Transport Authority (RTA) is to roll out the new version of online motor vehicle registration system (OMVRS) in Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and Vijayawada on October 7.

The remaining nine districts will be covered after the transport staff are trained in the city on October 7 and 8. Deputy transport commissioner level officers from all 13 districts will take part in the training programme here at the Jaya Bheri Automobile Showroom.

Confirming this to TOI, transport commissioner N Bala Subrahmanyam said RTA is upgrading to the 1.2.1 version of OMVRS from the existing 1.1 version.

"Under the new version, registration of a motor vehicle will be completely digitalised. Moreover, the new version will check fraudulent practices of unauthorised registrations. Till now, unauthorised registrations were discovered in Vizag, Vijayawada and Guntur," Bala Subrahmanyam said.

Unauthorised registration is registration of a vehicle without its actual presence or manufacturing, he said, adding that a criminal case has been slapped against the people indulging in unauthorised registration of 27 motor vehicles in Mangalagiri, Guntur.

Under the new version, a vehicle owner will have to furnish Aadhaar number and finger print at the dealer showroom.

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